Allied Telesis AT-SBx81CFC960 - Manual (Page 8)

Contents
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Cabling Configurations for the Stacking Transceivers ................................................................................... 273
One Controller Card Per Chassis ............................................................................................................ 273
Two Controller Cards Per Chassis .......................................................................................................... 274
VCStack Plus Feature License ...................................................................................................................... 276
Optional Feature Licenses ............................................................................................................................. 277
Chassis ID Numbers ...................................................................................................................................... 278
Priority Numbers ............................................................................................................................................ 279
Stacking Guidelines ....................................................................................................................................... 281
Chapter 15: Building a Stack ..................................................................................................................... 283
Before You Begin ........................................................................................................................................... 284
Displaying the Management Software Version Number ................................................................................ 285
Activating the VCStack Plus Feature License................................................................................................ 287
Enabling the Stacking Feature ....................................................................................................................... 289
Displaying the Feature Licenses .................................................................................................................... 291
Setting the ID Number ................................................................................................................................... 293
Setting the Priority Number ............................................................................................................................ 297
Powering Off the Chassis .............................................................................................................................. 298
Configuring the Second Chassis.................................................................................................................... 299
Installing and Cabling the Stacking Transceivers .......................................................................................... 300
Powering On the Stack .................................................................................................................................. 303
Controlling the Selection of the Initial Active Master Controller Card ...................................................... 303
Powering On the Switches ...................................................................................................................... 304
Monitoring the Boot Up Sequence........................................................................................................... 304
Verifying the Stack ......................................................................................................................................... 307
Installing Optional Feature Licenses .............................................................................................................. 309
Troubleshooting the Stack ............................................................................................................................. 310
Appendix A: Technical Specifications ...................................................................................................... 313
Physical Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 313
Environmental Specifications ......................................................................................................................... 315
Power Specifications...................................................................................................................................... 316
Safety and Electromagnetic Emissions Certifications .................................................................................... 318
Port Pinouts ................................................................................................................................................... 319
Fiber Optic Specifications of the AT-StackOP/0.3 and AT-StackOP/9.0 Transceivers.................................. 321